Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you to our witnesses for being here today to discuss this bill. It's a bill that we support.
We've already discussed the limitations of the current process and how it's restrictive. The new process allows for sanctions short of removal.
I want to get your thoughts first on the analysis of what you contemplate those sanctions looking like.
Second, without revisiting this, are there judges under the current system who have been dismissed when a sanction would have been more appropriate? Are there going to be judges in the future that may be.... I think, if you're in the position of a judge, any kind of sanction is huge. It's huge to have that on your record, to have a sanction against you.
Is the sanction maybe an easy way out to deal with a case and say, "We're not going to remove this judge, but let's have them do some kind of training"? The sanction, obviously, is a severe issue in and of itself to a sitting judge.
How do you ensure that we get that balance right between those who should be removed and those who should be sanctioned? Do you think there is anything that needs to be tightened up to avoid misuse of the sanction?